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National Republican., 1887-12-10
Reduced prices in every dept. Elseman's, : & I
Republican Clubs Open Meeting

The National Republican Club Of the
District Of Columbia will hold an open
meeting at It's ball, Grand Army building,
1412 Pennsylvania avenue northwest, Mon.
day evening, Dec. l2, at 1850 o'clock, to
which all Republicans and citizens are re-
spectfully invited. The meeting will be
addressed by Hon. Mahlon Chance, OF
Ohio, on the subject OF "The tariff and the
duty of the American people to protect
their own industries.n
National Republican., 1887-12-10
Hope Lodge, +, A. A, ~. ,onloers.

g The annual election aud iustallstlon Of
officers OF Hope Lodge, No, 20, f. A. A. NJ,
took place last night, when the following
were, elected to serve during the ensuing
Masonic year; VIM. p. Chailice, W. Al /;
Clarence Lewis, s. W.; VIM. Briggs, j. W.;
VIM. A. Craig (re-elected), J, secretary; David
3. Blue, treasury; j. II. Cunningham, s. ID. |;
John b. Warder, j. D.; u. +. Cunningham
andC I. snook. stewards; T. j Edwards,
tiler. Trustees-P. NJ. Geo. w. Baird,
three years; VIM. s. Baker, two years; A.
M. Evans, one year. After the installation
abanquet was had and many happy speeches
were made. ~
National Republican., 1887-12-10
AUCTION SALES:
Fy,RUsFEEs' SALE OLA VALUABLE FARM
i 2MILES WEST OF RO5LYN, IN ALIEN
ANDRIA COUNTY, VA.

FyNRUSTEES SALE OLA VALUABLE FARM,
4 2MILES WEST OF RO5LYN, IN ALEX-
ANDRIA COUNTY, VA.
By virtue ofa deed of trust dated May 2,
1882 and recorded In liber +, No. 4. folio 33i,
one OF the land records OF Alexandria county,
Va, at the request of the party secured, In
writing, default having been made in the pay.
ment OF notes therein described, we will offer
for sale TO the highest bidder In front of the
premises on WEDNES DAY, THE TWENTY
FIRST DAY, OF DECL alBER, A. D.. 1887, at
0 O'clock p. ~, oil that certain tract OF land
and IMPROVEMENTS known as part OF lot No.
II of the Mason tract, containing seven az
acres, three (3) roods. and sixteen u6) poles of
land, more or less, and improved by COM
Portable frame dwelling.
Terms OF sale--0ne-half of purchase money
cash balance in six and twelve months with
interest at the rate Of per cent, payable semi
annually, deferred payments TO be secured by
deed OF trust on the properly sold. All con =
veyancing and recording at the purchasers
cost. A deposit of 800 required at time of
sale. Terms to be complied with within ten
days from time OF sale, or property will he re-
sold at risk and cost Of defaulting purchaser
after FIVE days notice In some paper published
In the city OF Washington.
JAMES H. EMBRY,
LOUIS e. PHILLIPS,
Trustees,
1923 New York avenue, Washington, &c.
dnoI0.1Ot
National Republican., 1887-12-10
A POLITICAL TEMPLE.
THE NATIONAL HOME FOR THE RE-
PUBLICAN PARTY.

where the Leading Politicians Gather
for Conference and Social Pleasure
Tho Leagues Influence Some Dis
! tinRuishsd Guests and Few Of Its
Members.
National Republican., 1887-12-10

The Express War Settled.
NEW YORK, Dec. 9.-The express war is vir-
tuallY settled, the United States Company
having ordered its agents to take no express
matter for Philadelphia.
National Republican., 1887-12-10
KrkANoIALs
DOUGLAS & JONES,

BROADWAY AND IL NEW ST., NY.
Buy and sell stocks and bonds for cash or
on margin. Interest allowed 4 - on deposits
Correspondence solicited.
JOHN II. DOUGLAS, WILLARD II, JONES,
ofthe late firm of mem, N. Y, Spk Ex'ge.
Lawson, Douglas Il Co. late ofW 8, lawson
POO ''' & co.
noy2l-m,th
National Republican., 1887-12-10

The night lodging house, which has been
closed since last April, was opened last
night for the winter. Superintendent
Stephen b. Plumsill, who ran the place so
acceptably last year, is still in charge.
During the, past summer some little I'm
provements have been made on the place.
This charity, which has sheltered thousands
during the cold weather, depends largely
on the pnbllc, for support. II is well man
aged, and deserves the favor Of every one.
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p,Ss- MOUNT VERNON AVENUE AssoCI-
~ ALTON.
fyBD q. A. r.
EXECUTIVE BOARD.

EXECUTIVE BOARD.
washington-Messrs E. W. Fox, jeff Chan
der, Wm. e. Clarke, VIM. NJ. Gait, Henry A.
Alexandria county--Messrs. Frank Hume,
Harrison Hatch, F. r. Windsor, Jackson e.
Sickles. DR.. G. Wythe Cooke.
Alexandra oity-D. A. Windsor, Park Ag-
new, Robert Portner, #. A. Reed. and j. t.
Fairfax county-wa,ringto Giningham,
Nathan w. Pearson, Maj. George johnson,
Walter Walton. and Stacey Snowden.
OFFICERS.
HoS. JOHN B. sMoor, Mayor of Alexandria,
HON. TENEy 4; WILLARD, Washington, d.
How. NJ. B. HARLOW, Alexandria, Va,
HON. X. W. Fox. NATIONAL REPUBLICAN,,
Washington, d. c., Corresponding Secretary.
PERMANENT COMMITTEES.
On Charter, Legislation,, and Permanent % mIs
dler, j. L. Sickles II. A. Reed, N. W. Pearson,
Stacey snowden, J. I. Beckham, and W. e.
On Right OF Way and Permanent Location of
Mount Vernon Avenue--Messrs. F. II. Wind.
sor, Park Agnew, f. W. Fox, w. L. Clarke,
Frank Hume, George Johnson, F. A. Reed,
On Ways, Means. and Finance-Messrs.
Frank Hume, W. NJ. Gait, DIR. G. Wythe Cooke,
D. A. Windsor, Robert Portner, Harrison
Hatch, and W. Walton.
Nxsz. ACCOUNTANT SCOTCH CHAR
ksS tered) opens. Closes or keeps by con.
tract, sets ofbooks. Partnerships psinvestigated.
-'''''''' "'''''' ' ERIC NJ. NOBLE,
se2s-ws3m 1896 street.
sxsse HINTS AND HELPs-HOw TO OBJ
w tain Claims, Pensions, Patents, Public
Lands, Positions under Civil Service, Mail
Agents. Claimants, and all others having bust
ness at the seat of governments: containing
| Regulations and Rules Of Practice in the
United States Courts and in the Departments.
Book OF accurate Information and valuable
| suggestions, with an appendix containing the
| secret rules for marking examination papers
| by the Civil Service Commission. BY an Ex-
| pert, Price sl00. Agents wanted at every
postofiice In the United States and In Canada.
Address oil orders to
PELHAM. REID q STEVENSON,
81 Corcoran Building Washington. d. q.
For sale at Brentanos, on Pennsylvania
avenue. Ru3-tf
National Republican., 1887-12-10
\. . Exn,osa wa, aottIad

Reduced prices in mems clothing, Else.
mans, 7th and E.
National Republican., 1887-12-10
Night Lodging Honse Rsopened.

Reduced prices in boys oyercoats. Else
mans, 7th and L.
National Republican., 1887-12-10

Reduced prices in boys dept. Eisemsu, rs e,
National Republican., 1887-12-10

~ LEhoE.
For term OF % years, a valuable piece Of
business property on + st, bet llth and 18th
n W; rent $50 per month and taxes. Lessee
TO build on same
For term of % years, a valuable piece of
rent sl25 per month and taxes. Lessee to
build on same.
unulEa Fnp ppNr
National Republican., 1887-12-10

erso ACCOUNTANT SCOTCH CHAR
ksS tered) opens. closes or keeps by con.
tract, sets ofbooks. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
ERIC NJ. NOBLE, +
se2s-ws3m 1926 street.
National Republican., 1887-12-10

Reduced prices in every dept. El.euan's, 7&p
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1887-05-26

The people Of Rising Sur, Tex, neigh.
borhood have q new and good idea.
They make everybody work In that sec
ton Of the country. Recently a family
Of oilers prepared their land for planting
In q slip ,shod manner. They were yisf.
ted by q crowd Of twenty neighbors who
compelled, them to- do the work over and
DO Y better. The idlcrs were then warn,
cd that 4 they failed to plant or work
their land we'll In the future they would be
driven from the community, but assured
them II they worked as other people aid,
they would bein no danger.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1887-05-26
AYH1lI8 SugiGa0laladn
A FATAL MISTAKE.

II A4A43Ab ~
The Cleveland (Ohio) Press,
of February 23d, 1883, pub
lished an account Of a fatal
surgical operation which caused
a great connection among med
ical men throughout the whole
country, DR.. Thayer, the most
eminent surgeon in Cleveland,
pronouncing it scandalous. It
appears that a Mrs. King had
been suffering for many years
from some disease Of the stom-
ach, which had resisted the
treatment Of all the physicians
in attendance. The disease
commenced with a slight de-
rangement Of the digestion,
with a poor appetite, followed
by a peculiar indescribable dis
tress in the stomach, a feeling
that has been described as a
faint call gone" sensation, a
sticky slime collecting about
the teeth, causing a disagree
able taste. This sensation was
not removed by food, but, on
the contrary, it was increased:
After a while the hands and
feet became cold and sticky
q cold perspiration. There
was a constant tired and lam
guild feeling. Thenfollowed q
dreadful nervousness, with
gloomy forebodings. Finally
the patient was unable to re.
tain any food whatever, and
there was constant pain in the
abdomen. All prescribed rem.
edies failing to give relief, a
consultation was held, when it
was decided that the patient
had a cancer in the stomach,
and in order tosave the PATIENTS
life an operation was justif-
able. Accordingly, on the 22d
Of February, 1883, the opera
ton was performed by DR..
Vance in the presence Of DR..
Tuckerman, DR.. Perrier, DR.
Dr.. Gordon, DR.. Capner,
and d.. Halliwell of the Police
The operation consist
in laying open the cavity
the abdomen and exposing
the stomach and bowels. When
had been done an examin.
alton of the organs was made,
but to the horror and dismay
Of the doctors there was no
cancer to be found. The pa
did not have a cancer.
When too late the medical men
discovered that they had made
, terrible mistake; but they
the parts together and
dressed the wound that they
nad made, but the poor woman
sank from exhaustion and died
a few hours. How sad it
must be for the husband of this
poor woman to know that his
died from the effects of a
surgical operation that ought
1ever to have been performed.
If this woman had taken the
proper remedy for Dyspepsia
and Nervous Prostitution flor
this was what the disease really
was), she would have been iv-
ing today. SHAKER EXTRACT OF
or SEreEL's CURATIVE
a remedy made ex-
pressly for Dyspepsia or Indi-
gestion, has restored many such
cases to perfect health after all
kinds of treatment have
The evidence Of its
efficacy in curing this class Of
cases is too v~oluminous to be
here; but those who
read the published evidence in
of this dyspeptic remedy
not question its convincing
nature, and the article has an
extensive sale.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1887-05-26

The fact that Ice SO we'll retains the
,oldof winter, evenin the climate Of the
tropics. is a wonderful as we'll rs Il bene-
ticent provision Of natu, /. Eostoh Hr
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1887-05-26
A YEAR.

a
We invite the attention of the people
of the First Congressional District, and
especially Of Washington County, TO the
HERALD AND TRIBUNE. tits printed from
new. clear>faced type, and gives each
week. besides the County News, the lead.
Ing Events Of the Week in our State and
Nation, Choice Miscellany, a column for
Farmers, hints for Housekeepers, Funny
Stories, Anecdotes, and q good selection
OF Scientific and other Useful Items, etc.
Compare It with any other country
weekly in East Tennessee and YOU viii
find that IL gives more reading matter for
the money than any other weekly paper
In this section. ~ 2
That its reading matter comprises the
latest and most important news, as well
as judicious selections of miscellaneous
articles. aQls
That pays especial attention to local
events. 1
Politically the HERALD AND TRIBUNE is
Republican ; but, while q due share of
attention will be given to the politics of
the day, the main object of the publishers
will be to make it d LIVE NEWS paper.
Sample copies sent on application.
b. LM AH ZaM H NAA
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1887-01-05
The British Soldier.

There never was such an institution
as the army for fostering unexpected
abuses. A British soldier is sort OF
walking whited sepulchre. The gilt
taring sword which dazzles an admir-
ing eye is tin; the flashing bayonet
which strikes terror into every beholder
is made Of some substance softer than
flesh; and now it appears that the
manly chest, whose broad eXpanse
gives sense of patriotic pride to the
passing civilian, and awakens softer
emotion in the heart of the guileless
nursery-maid. is, in truth, an emblem
of tuberculosis and impending death.
Here is Mr.. Davey, Surgeon-Major of
the medical staff, who writes to Ak ,-
plain that the excessive . ..lo'. u. nv
f non % insist has very bad effects on
the men. The work which their lungs
must do to fill and empty the abnor-
mally expanded space is unnatural and
deleterious. The men are exhausted
by merely standing still in the regula-
ton position. Hearts and lungs are
very seriously affected. If MIR. Dayey' S
facts can be supported, as his letter
gives many reasons to think that they
can, the matter is one deserving the
most earnest attention of the military
authorities. ST. James Gazette.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1887-01-05
NATURES BEAUTIES.

On the Rio sli Somno. Brazil. ut the Dawn
of Morning.
The soft tones of the dawn of q fine
morning fell alike upon field and flood
and Hinged all creation with its rosy
hues. The rich-colored banks glowed
with the warm light that made the
dripping leaves Of forest, the ferns and
flowers Of the shore, all fash and spar
kle like jewels. On the river, here and
there, patches of rising vapor partly
obscured its sheets of cleaning gold,
until a gentle breeze carried away the
mist in the faintcst of clouds. The fish
splashed in the misty waters;
gay blue-bronze king-fshers darted
from their perches on the bleached
skeleton trunks Of stranded snags;
while herons skinned the waters with
wide outstretched wing; clouds OF
noisy, chattering parroquets flew by,
numerous small birds twittered and
chirruped, and in the woods the roar Of
gudribas, or bowling monkeys, echoed
and re-echoed from cliff to cliff of the
banks. It was picture that even in
the absence of personal comfort ono
could gaze upon with delight, and all
nature seemed to welcome the rosy
dawn and pure, fresh air after the bois-
ferrous, darksome night. james w.
Wells.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1887-01-05
Painting the Town Red.


At this late day another origin for
the expression, painting it red, is given.
Back in the eos racing was one Of the
exciting features Of Mississippi river
travel, and when an opportunity Of
fered for trial Of speed all hands
were breathless with excitement. The
first command from the captain would
be: '.Paint her red, boys! = which was
river slang for filling the fire-box with
.rosin in order to create quick, hot
fire, at which time The fire. boxes would
be thrown open. Then, if the night
were dark, the effect was simply grand.
AS far ahead as the eye could see the
river would be a deep red from refec-
ton, forming most beautiful picture,
which, once seen, could never be for
gotten. 1t was at that time that the
expression, ''paint the town red, .
originated, as the old steamboatmen
intended to convey the idea by its ust
that they would have a beautiful tim.
on arrival at their destination. Pits
burgh Dispatch.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1887-01-05
LICK TELESCOPE
The Delicate Grinding Required for the
Great Lens of the Instrument.

The Delicate Grinding Required for the
Great Lens of the Instrument.
There is something almost romantic
in the design and construction Of the
monster Lick telescope. Being the
greatest work ever undertaken, present.
ING difficulties that had never before
been encountered; inviting and suffer-
ING drawbacks and disasters that SEEM
ed to be sufficient to stagger the most
persistent and painstaking skill; watch-
ed from day to day by whole world
Of anxious observers; lowered over and
caressed by the united wisdom Of a gem
eration-the lens has come into the
world with its great cyclopean eye
ready to pierce the mysteries sf the
heavens. CAPTAIN Hhumas Fraser,
s,,,ar;..4s,.uent of the observatory,
furnishes some hitherto unpublished
and highly interesting informa-
ton concerning the grinding Of
the crown-glass lens, and the plan
adopted for transporting it from CAM
bridgeport, Mass, to San Jose. On the
subject of the grinding, he says that
the closest measurement at command
was the no, OOOth part of an inch: but
on grinding the great lens it was dis
covered that even this infinitesimal
fraction was two large. A still finer
measurement was required in reducing
the lens in numberless places to q
thickness Gtself unequaD that would
exactly concentrate parallel rays Of
light filing circle three feet in diame-
ter to point little larger than IL pin.
In order to reduce the fine measure
nlent already at command, the fol-
lowing ingenious, arrangement was en-
ployed by Alvin Clark & Sons, makers
of the lens: A gas jet was placed before
a mirror, which sent the rays of light
through the telescope to the great lens,
thus magnifying the rays. The magni-
fed light, passing through the great
lens was still further immensely
magnified, and after having passed
through this lens, it was observed
through second telescope and thus
further magnifed. In this way the
least failure OF the great lens to cons
centrated perfectly was detected, and
there was also determined the amount
OF glass in it, at any given point, that
had to be ground off in order to secure
perfect focus. Thus measurement
of the 1000, 0OOth part Of an inch was
secured. II took very little grinding to
remove SO small thickness of glass
from given point. gentle rubbing
| with the thumb being sufficient, as the
glass is softer than common window
| gIass.-Bostog Transcript.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1887-01-05
RUSSIAN usuRERs.
How They Cypress the Poor, Struggling
and Dependent Peasantry.

How They Cypress the Poor, Struggling
and Dependent Peasantry.
Russia is fast verging toward land.
lordism in its most pronounced form.
and the people are being divorced
wholesale from the soil which their
fathers titled and by which alone them-
selves can i've In another generation.
at the present rate of progress Tor
degredation), there will be on one side
an agricultural proletariat of sixty or
seventy millions, on the other q class
of kouiaks and ..mir-eaters,'' holding
all the land and virtually owning those
by whom it is cultivated. The present
system is based on the bondage of the
peasants. Koalaks (usurers) and land-f
lords lend their money, taking as se-
curity the hypothecation of the borrow
er,s future labor, and once in debt tho !
Russian peasant is never free. He be-
comes the bond-slave Of his creditor,
who exacts his pound Of flesh with Shy
lock ferocity. s
But the debtor, when his creditor is q !,
landlord, has a simple yet effective way
Of avenging himself. He works as little
and Intellectually as he knows how. The
free laborer does twice as much and
does it a great deal better, and for this
evil there is no remedy except one that
is worse than the disease it is meant to
cure--a well-paid overseer for every
bondageman. For the peasant who il
working off a debt does not fear dis
missal-wants it in fact, and the gov
eminent allows 10 one to use the rod
but itself. The koulak, or local usurer.
is in better position than the big land
lord. Apeasant himself, he works in
the fields with his bondsmen, and ca,l.
sea that they work. Being, more
over, man of Importance in
the village, he is naturally more.
feared and better served than the ABB
sentee owner. It is obvious that under.
these conditions agricultural progress
and scientific farming are quite out Of
the question. Bondage labor is cheaper
than any other, cheaper even than
machinery. Besides. who would in
vest money in labor-saying machines
when he can lend it out at two or three
hundred per cent. per annum So it
comes to pass that land owners and
usurers grow rich, cereals are exported
and the peasants die. Hardly y year
passes that parts of Russia are not de-
yastated by local famines. Instances
Of antlsropopo hdgy often occur, ths
wretched peasants being reduced to
| such straits that in their desperation.
they eat human flesh-literally prey on
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1887-01-05

"A Casselrs Magazine correspondent
says that undue proportion Of animal
food renders one more liable to infam-
matory troubles, whether acute or
chronic, and is injurious to those sub
ject to rheumatism,
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1887-01-05
,sHARlna THE pRDEN.
ke on One pair Shoulders Is
Mighty Hefy.

re on one IaiT
Mighty H9y.
A..-,...f a,,es SEE ria Blue Beard
,; Sdns ortsr got ,a n.azss ag ,mw
~ NsSseI know it u natur to chin.
TtSS IL itsar Jest ieeS nite hasty,
mn Ireek n this ke is free,
BE- ana peopIc what talk but their naybers
v .oanf cut emmy iiga 6with me.
il n.y. Ont talk to me 4 pit sorrer,
AZ ~ ifcckih I've hedfoOd share,
Hshoots throu93iny heart ike
~, bullet
hen Tth'nk wv the tkel up There:
~. Wouldn't hev JanSear nue. say IT
N.Y.. eennything undefde sun
INT haIch up the le.sSlite NV envy
VI ]ealousttess to ard4 lumber One.
i ~ see, ez one day n plowin'
MI, set httle paich down. the cr1ck,
VI OK he kinder ggUaky-
Dropped OH fore thesd OF tn week.
n narnessed the nigtSl up single
H,,t nqqught I'd try the ofritter alone
might hev jee-an3d him till dooms-
net pIowin' would Der bin done.
ne baked like thet m9an the circus.
M "a sn0rted and belleA by turns;
Aaen over the field he Ported,
W. plowing 1T up wth1B horns.
Mi wat Settled his dang a little
aen goes down tGPlen's tibet night,
= 10 trades off my fav3te jersey
sur asorrel OK, specfd 18th white.
Vls Allsn he drives aoS barg'in-
mes Tn. snuggeS. rafver see
Aaa eckonin only ol5ritters.
speet he did git the "a, some, of me.
1sswhlio he was siZin1p jersey,
Mnich he'd left tied the lane.
sHapeed a few wOrdbOnt th' weather,
Acetry with his da}r Jane.
Diai'tfool away mueslme a.s2oonin'-
Popped The questM the next Sunday
80, night:
Nnythe parson ashigRold flyer
al, ru tyhf the knot sd and tight.
vic G Allen be opeIed b peppers
w en weast bib coSeit me and Jane
Aihdar brpke hin alp but he guy it,
AUG ADDED sdenl$Amen!
uoan lean ef thy qt.alI me Blue Beard,
:, ,ause 4 St Detcotjones advice;
he guy it&goodpLArful thlnkin'
And told De "h dlheans'' to splice.
bnt one thug In win to stand by,
huther pxenlr nm. don t care,
met yokeupol onpair Nv shoulders
~ mighy had bfden to bear.
Kinder woried 10 she about Heaven
BEN thee witlMaar and jane
howter ddthe suaishiug by two angels
DoSn sem sosetAally plain;
but We read abot Somon's family,
And made up II mid wot to do;
1T SOlomoHs thei I'D three hundred,
liant 10 n to vrV bout two.
-Mathcr lag KtmbdR, in Current.